Zelensky says NATO membership 'impossible' before end of Russia war

The comments were a rare admission by the Ukrainian president, who has stepped up pressure on NATO and the European Union. (Photo: AFP)

KYIV (UKRAINE) - President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged on Friday that Ukraine would not be able to join NATO before the end of the Russian invasion.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year has galvanised the Western military alliance, set up almost 75 years ago, to face off against the Soviet Union.